Diagnostic decays of the X(3872)

Jun, 2004
6 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 598 (2004) 197-202
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Abstract: (Elsevier)
The unusual properties of the X(3872) have led to speculation that it is a weakly bound state of mesons, chiefly D0D¯0* . Tests of this hypothesis are investigated and it is proposed that measuring the 3πJ/ψ , γJ/ψ , γψ′ , K¯K* , and πρ decay modes of the X will serve as a definitive diagnostic of the molecule hypothesis.
  • charmonium
  • quarkonium: excited state
  • postulated particle: X(3872)
  • charmed meson: molecule
  • quarkonium: radiative decay
  • quarkonium: hadronic decay
  • quarkonium: width
  • meson: wave function
  • numerical calculations